CFB’s top-watched game sees 6 million less viewers with low-key Week 6 schedule

The viewing figures from college football's Week 6 have been released. The figures were expected to be lower than the previous week, mostly due to the lack of big games, like Week 5's blockbuster between the Georgia Bulldogs and Alabama Crimson Tide.

The Georgia-Alabama game was watched by 11.98 million people, one of the most watched games of the year.

What were the most watched Week 6 games? And how did they match up with their counterparts from the previous week?

However, one game that's not on the list is the Vanderbilt Commodores's victory over top-ranked Alabama. The viewing figures have not been released.

The five most-watched games in Week 6

#1, Tennessee Volunteers vs. Arkansas Razorbacks

Approximately 5.3 million people watched the defensive battle between the then-No. 4 Tennessee Volunteers and the Arkansas Razorbacks The Razorbacks held on for an important 19-14 victory. Although that was the most-watched game of Week 6, the viewership represented a fall of over six million viewers when compared to the figures for the biggest game in Week 5.

#2, Auburn Tigers vs. Georgia Bulldogs

A total of 4.9 million people watched the No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs return to their winning ways against the Auburn Tigers 31-13. The figure was similar to the five million viewers who watched the second most-seen game last week: Auburn's 27-21 loss to the then-No. 21 Oklahoma Sooners.

#3, Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Ohio State Buckeyes

A total of 4.5 million people tuned in to CBS to see the No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes continue their undefeated season against the Iowa Hawkeyes 35-7. That was a small increase from the 4.08 million who watched Shedeur Sanders' Colorado Buffaloes defeat UCF last week.

#4, Michigan Wolverines vs. Washington Huskies

The Wolverines and Huskies met on Saturday in a rematch of the 2024 national championship game in a game seen by 4.4 million people. In comparison, the fourth-most watched Week 5 game was seen by 3.98 million people, who tuned in to see Lane Kiffin's Ole Miss Rebels get upset by the Kentucky Wildcats.

#5, Missouri Tigers vs. Texas A&M Aggies

In the only battle of ranked teams this week, the then-No. 25 Aggies' demolition of the then-No. 9 Missouri Tigers was seen by 4.4 million people. That was nearly a million more people than saw the Michigan Wolverines cling on to victory against the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the previous week.